Teenage Empathy

I am just about 16 and an avid empath, but besides my mom I dont
know anyone my age who even knows what RVing is. Does anyone
know of any forums directed at teenage empaths?

Or even is there any here on ATS who would like to spark up
some discussion/storys?

Cheers
-Renshin

I was a teenage empath, but now I'm 21.


I would recommend searching "empathy" in the google search bar on ATS. You may find what you're looking for.


I believe pretty much everyone can have this power if they open themselves up to it. I am a natural healer and being an empath goes hand in hand.


I have to be aware of what people are feeling so I can help them feel better. Sometimes I heal using laughter, sometimes love, and sometimes energy.


It is all the same, but there are different ways of going about it.


You came to the right place though.


Don't be afraid of your powers and know you are not alone.

Thank you for the positive responce, there getting scarse these days.

I notice its quite apparent when my sister gets into a fight (verbal)
I'll instantly know what her side is and feel the passion for it
as if it is my own, or when my mom is sad, even sitting in my room
I feel it as if it were my own feelings, thankfully I've learned to
notice which thoughts are my own and which are others.

Its oddly perky while driving too, as if each persons ' emotional aura' is a bunch
of tenticles, and they are all latching onto me as a drive around.
Its amusing sometimes seeing fights across the highway and knowing
what there about. ^_^

I was very much a teenage empath. The rapid changes occuring in the body of tremendous growth and expanding knowledge often triggers abilities for teenagers, I believe. Im 20 now, but when I was some years younger I was an extreem empath, it was out of control for me. It was difficult to deal with its effects. I have since learned to control it, though it is still at times overwhelming.

So was I, and I still am, minus the teenage part.

Just a note - being empathic can be hard sometimes... I mean, on one side, I like it, because I can understand others better, and know when something's wrong. But at the same time, it's hard when you go somewhere crowded, and get bombarded with all kinds of people's different energies.

When I was a teenager, one year, I had really bad trouble with falling asleep during this one class. I was fine throughout the day, but when I got to this one class, although I would try very hard, I'd just fall asleep. I couldn't help it. The teacher told my mother, and I went to a doctor. The doctor found nothing wrong with me.

After that year was over, I did not have the same problem. I would get tired and fatigued now and then, but it was nothing like it was that year, in that class. I still am not sure what exactly happened there, but I'm positive I was picking up on someone's energies, and that they were draining me.

I know what you mean,
Sometimes ill be in an argument for a long time then eventually
realise im not even fighting for my own viewpoint, its like auto-defend.

Great Thread, I've never heard of an Empath, so I checked it out and provided the link below:

healing.about.com...

Its very interesting, I connect a lot to this information, certainly worth a read!

Originally posted by downunder666
Great Thread, I've never heard of an Empath, so I checked it out and provided the link below:

healing.about.com...

Its very interesting, I connect a lot to this information, certainly worth a read!

Wow thanks,
Im glad I can give someone the relief I felt when I found out what it all was.

Cheers!
-Renshin

Originally posted by Renshin
[Wow thanks,
Im glad I can give someone the relief I felt when I found out what it all was.

Cheers!
-Renshin

Renshin can i ask your star sign? Just curious.. I'm an aquarian, and the information I provided before appears to be similair to the traits of an aquarian...


Ta
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Yes,
I am a leo!

July 26th, which is also the first day of the mayan calender.

Originally posted by Renshin
Thank you for the positive responce, there getting scarse these days.

I notice its quite apparent when my sister gets into a fight (verbal)
I'll instantly know what her side is and feel the passion for it
as if it is my own, or when my mom is sad, even sitting in my room
I feel it as if it were my own feelings, thankfully I've learned to
notice which thoughts are my own and which are others.

Its oddly perky while driving too, as if each persons ' emotional aura' is a bunch
of tenticles, and they are all latching onto me as a drive around.
Its amusing sometimes seeing fights across the highway and knowing
what there about. ^_^

You can drive at 16?

On-topic.
Can you feel peoples pain, physically i mean just as you do with emotions?

you are all very kind to me

Although I'm more empathic with animals (I can telepathically talk to birds, specifically, birds of prey - if you want to know more, just ask)... but even though I'm not really talkative around people and I'm definitely NOT a people person, people always come to me with their problems for some reason. They always have. People I don't even know well will vent to me and tell me their problems, or why they're upset about certain things and such. They've done this with me all my life.

I've been told that it's because I listen and don't judge. And I suppose that's true, although if someone's wrong about something, I will make a mental note of it. I just won't preach about it.

Interesting site.

I don't know who that question was directed to specifically, or if it was directed at all of us. I, personally, don't generally feel a person's physical pain. Like, if their foot hurts, mine doesn't necessarily start hurting too. At least, that I know of. Perhaps I could tell if someone is in pain or hurting, but I can't necessarily pinpoint it. With me, though, I tend to be a very emotional person, so it's the emotions that I tend to pick up all the time.

Of course, I'm sure that since we're all different, there are probably empaths who do actually "feel" another person's pain literally.

Im an empath and telepath.

You can learn to control your empathy by using shields.... its not as hard as it sounds though.

If you check this out Shields for Empathy

Im naturally an empath and i didnt know what an empath was until around a year ago, some people automatically shield themselves without even realising what they are doing,as i have done for many years without knowing i did.

Empaths are usually telepaths aswell.

It used to be hard for me to stay around crowds of people for a long time because i overloaded with people unconciously broadcasting thoughts and emotions, to me it just sounded like static inside, and peoples emotions just made me agitated and on edge, even going to a shopping centre overloaded me and i just wanted to get out of there.

Although its a great skill knowing how other people are thinking and feeling it has its downfalls if you cannot control what comes in, its also a burden if you are in a relationship also because you connect with that person on a level that can be harmful to your psyche if you dont learn to shield.

I also have been told im a good listener and sometimes i think i understand what someones going through more than the actual person themselves.

Otherwise its a very nice skill to have,especially along with telepathy which i was also naturally gifted with and i think alot of empaths have telepathy but dont realise it.

[edit on 26-6-2007 by markjaxson]

Hehe, funny. I was just wondering this morning of telepathy and empathy walked hand in hand. Just because I happen to be both.

I'm one of the ones who has to purposefully shield herself, though. Like, I don't just automatically do it - I wish I did, though! I have ways of shielding myself or making changes to my aura so that I'm upbeat and happy and my good mood affects others more than their bad moods affect me.... I have ways, but my main problem is actually REMEMBERING to do this every day. On the days that I've remembered, it's made a HUGE difference in my day - those days have run more smoothly, people have been in better moods, I've been in better moods, less stressed, etc. But yet for whatever reason, I can't remember to do this every morning. I do try, though. When I remember, I do it right away.

[edit on 26-6-2007 by MinHawk]

So I'm curious is there any age limit to being an Empath?

I'm 26 and really only discovered over night I really relate to the traits of a empath in great detail.

I also beleive I have some ability in relation to Telepathy, but I've never discussed it, I guess being an empath could extend to Telepathy, just a case of training the ability,

of course there is no age limit. Many people have these abilities from an early age, but some also develope them later on in life. I suppose telepathy is a natural extension of empathy, for those who are willing to develope their talents further.

I'm no expert - I can only say from my experiences, but...

Although it's only been the last couple of years or so that I've started to consider myself an empath, and realize what that meant, I've been one my whole life, since I was very little. That's probably why my harsh upbringing was so hard on me and yet, why I ended up surviving and continuing to be a decent person, although definitely not perfect.

Of course you can be an empath at age 26. I am 28. I think you can be an empath at 2, 12, or 82. I think some people may be born that way, but again, I really don't know for sure. All I know is that I've been very sensitive to energies/emotions since I was very little.

Took me a while to figure out where all of that was coming from, though, and that it wasn't just me being "too sensitive" or "too emotional," like my father tended to label me. On my own accord, I was fine. It was the emotions of others which affected me the most. And sometimes I wonder if being empath with no protection contributed to my depression problems back then.

[edit on 27-6-2007 by MinHawk]

Originally posted by MinHawk
I've been one my whole life, since I was very little. That's probably why my harsh upbringing was so hard on me and yet, why I ended up surviving and continuing to be a decent person, although definitely not perfect.

Of course you can be an empath at age 26. I am 28. I think you can be an empath at 2, 12, or 82. I think some people may be born that way, but I again, I really don't know for sure. All I know is that I've been very sensitive to energies/emotions since I was very little.

Took me a while to figure out where all of that was coming from, though, and that it wasn't just me being "too sensitive" or "too emotional," like my father tended to label me. On my own accord, I was fine. It was the emotions of others which affected me the most. And sometimes I wonder if being empath with no protection contributed to my depression problems back then.

Remember none of us are experts, we only have our individual experiences to show for examples. You are no better or worse of than any of us. It sounds like you have pretty similar experiences to me actually...

I've been this way my whole life although I didn't know what it was as a kid. I could never be around a lot of people. In high school I thought I had social anxiety disorder and depression, but I've later come to realize that its much deeper than that.

I can pick up the emotions and thoughts of others a large percentage of the time. I try to help people out sometimes and all I get back is anger and resentment. Go figure someone try helping a stranger and gets the shaft . Such is the state of our world today though. One has to ask people before you try helping. Its really annoying. I gave up for a while, but now am becoming loving again. Why should I change who I am for the sake of protecting someone else's pride? # that.

I think the original poster used "teenage" empath as he is a teenager. It is very understandable. However, as you say people of all ages can have this gift...I sometimes consider it a curse but more often than not it has helped me.

I have always been called too emotional. My parents didn't really understand what I had to be so depressed for. We had plenty of material wealth to get me into school and whatever I needed was paid for, but that's not all a kid needs. A kid needs some love and understanding.

Its tough to understand someone when they can't even describe the feelings they have in the first place.

Thank you all for sharing. You have changed me just enough to see another perspective out there. Keep up the work and don't let others get you down.

*jumps in*
Like MinHawk, I'm not a people person, but I'm pretty empathic and, not sure if it's related or not, but I know when people are deceiving or lying. (hence my name)
biggie smalls, I understand your uneasiness around people. I, personally, hate being around people and my mom never fails to comment on my anti-socialism. (don't take that wrong, my mom is wonderful)